Merrill man charged with multiple child sex crimes

A lengthy investigation by the Lincoln County Sheriff&#38;rsquo;s Office has resulted in multiple charges against a 35 year old Merrill man. Corey C. Adams was taken into custody on a probation hold March 5, after deputies learned of incidents involving Adams.

A lengthy investigation by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office has resulted in multiple charges against a 35 year old Merrill man. Corey C. Adams was taken into custody on a probation hold March 5, after deputies learned of incidents involving Adams.
Four separate cases were filed Thursday in Lincoln County Court charging Adams with exposing a child to harmful materials (2 counts), exposing genitals to a child (2 counts), causing mental harm to a child, child enticement – give/sell drugs, child enticement – expose sex organ, cause child to view sex act, and repeated first degree acts of sexual assault of same child. All charges are felonies. The female victims in this case ranged in age from 10 to 16.
At a bond hearing on Thursday, Lincoln County Judge John Yackel set a combined $35,000 cash bond for Adams and he remains in the Lincoln County Jail.
Investigators believe there are more victims involved in this case and encourage anyone with information to contact the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office at 715-536-6272.